When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn’t afford the last 2 letters, so we called ourselves po’.
GEORGE FOREMANAll I’ve ever tried to tell anyone is that I’m not a black man or a white man or anything else. All I’ve ever been was an American.
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My mother was watching on television and she doesn’t want me to hurt anyone.
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There ain’t nothing like being in the corner, and the trainer is whispering in your ear and another guy is putting in your mouthpiece. Five seconds to go, the boom! The bell. It’s more exciting than looking down a cliff.
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I think sleeping was my problem in school. If school had started at 4:00 in the afternoon, I’d be a college graduate today.
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A hero is someone right who doesn’t change.
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If something is worth doing, it is worth doing right. I take that one step further. You shouldn’t do anything unless you do it right.
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If you don’t dream, you might as well be dead.
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Just look at the great Nelson Mandela. He came out of prison and saved his entire country. Some of the best people in the world have spent time in prison.
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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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These guys from the nation’s capital – now they do a lot of thinking. Referring to boxers from D.C., not politicians.
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If you want to be obsessed to be your best, you must get ride of the negative things that are weighing you down.
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People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
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The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.
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In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn’t have any fear. I thought, “This is easy. This is what I’ve been waiting for”. No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.
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A Jack Russell terrier? My god. He’ll burn you up. They never stop. A German shepherd, you can only go so many miles.
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If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can’t go wrong.
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I’m working for the Lord, and even though the Lord’s pay isn’t very high, his retirement program is.
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I hope to have one more boxing match at the age of 55. Given that demographic at the age of 55 to 65, you’ve got to make a statement with your life. Otherwise, you are just existing.
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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
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All the dogs I have are German shepherds from Germany, and I fly them back to Germany to show them.
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The age of 40 is not a death sentence.
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Filling a need is not merely good business; it’s a basic attitude towards life. If you see a need, do whatever you can to meet that need.
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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.
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I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what.
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Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.
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I do believe he’s the greatest, but forget about boxing – give that to Joe Louis, or somebody – I believe he’s one of the greatest men I’ve ever met.
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